Analyst: Establishment of institutions hostage to political party interests

Political parties in Kosovo, particularly the three major groups, must have a political consensus between themselves, in order to build new institutions, stemming from the early June 11th parliamentary elections, political analysts say.

They say so, after three consecutive times the three constitutional sessions have failed, and on Monday, for the fourth time, the session continues, with the election of Kosovo Assembly Speaker and vice president in order.

Three sessions failed after the ruling coalition deputies, comprised of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and NISMA for Kosovo, known in February. PAN were not present in the Assembly Hall to propose the candidate for the head of the Assembly. This coalition has warned it will not participate in the next session.

Kosovo Democratic Institute analyst Albert Krasniqi tells Radio Free Europe that coalition PAN is being unfair to the public.

If this coalition is unwilling to reach agreement with other political parties, then Krasniqi says he must change the candidate for the Speaker of the Parliament so that he is an acceptable candidate for the parliamentary majority.

That way, Krasniqi considers the coalition UN is more concerned with preserving Kadri Wessel's political image than with the institution's constitutionalisation.

If they see that in no way, Mr. Wessel is getting support, then they have to change it. This is unacceptable for the process to be blocked, for one individual's political destiny to prevail over the political fate of new institutions. And in this way, they should be willing to compromise”, Krasniqi estimates.

Kosovo Assembly Chairman Kadri Veselini, who is also president of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, is considered unacceptable to be elected once again chairman of the Parliament by the Vetevendosje Movement and the LDK.

Even Avni Mazrek, political circumstances analyst and European Law professor, speaking of Radio Free Europe, considers dialogue among parliamentary parties to be the key to establishing new institutions. On this level, he says there must be a national compromise.

“Political factors in Kosovo -- these factors that are part of the Parliament -- should undergo a process of mutual dialogue and through this dialogue -- reach political moments that create solutions for institution creation. But the unilateral political actions of one or another political arm, I don't believe they unblock the institution's constitutionalisation process”, Mazreku says.

He adds that for the establishment of institutions, the close interests of political parties should not be used.

Therefore, I think that neither the call of the session unilaterally from the head of the Kosovo Assembly nor the deadlock of the other political arm not to talk about solving this problem gives way to solving the problem”, Mazrek adds.

On the other hand, Albert Krasniqi says the further procrastination of institution creation and the call for additional consultations no longer makes sense. He says coalition The PAN should attend the session called for Monday.

“Without a consensus, institutions cannot be created, even individual MP crossings are not very sound because they do not create stability of governance and also a good message is not being given, as these individuals and political parties are not standing up to the electoral promises, over which they have received votes that have”, Krasniqi notes.

The election of the Speaker of the Parliament is necessary for the continuation of other Assembly Constitution procedures and for the beginning of the phase for forming the new government.

Based on election outcome, this right belongs to coalition P AN ( The PDK, AAK and Initiative as the winner of the elections.

At least 61 MPs are needed for the formation of the government.